AU2009265058B2 - Electrobiochemical reactor - Google Patents

Electrobiochemical reactor

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AU2009265058B2
AU2009265058B2 AU2009265058A AU2009265058A AU2009265058B2 AU 2009265058 B2 AU2009265058 B2 AU 2009265058B2 AU 2009265058 A AU2009265058 A AU 2009265058A AU 2009265058 A AU2009265058 A AU 2009265058A AU 2009265058 B2 AU2009265058 B2 AU 2009265058B2
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Jack Adams
Jan D. Miller
Madhuri Nanduri
Nicol Newton
Mike Peoples
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US7687308P 2008-06-30 2008-06-30
US61/076,873 2008-06-30
PCT/US2009/043830 WO2010002503A2 (fr) 2008-06-30 2009-05-13 Réacteur électrobiochimique

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EP (1) EP2300594A4 (fr)
CN (1) CN102124095A (fr)
AU (1) AU2009265058B2 (fr)
BR (1) BRPI0910159A2 (fr)
CA (1) CA2729652A1 (fr)
CO (1) CO6390009A2 (fr)
MX (1) MX2011000127A (fr)
WO (1) WO2010002503A2 (fr)
ZA (1) ZA201100741B (fr)

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CN102124095A (zh) 2011-07-13
BRPI0910159A2 (pt) 2016-06-14
MX2011000127A (es) 2011-04-05
EP2300594A4 (fr) 2012-11-21
AU2009265058A1 (en) 2010-01-07
US20110303605A1 (en) 2011-12-15
EP2300594A2 (fr) 2011-03-30
ZA201100741B (en) 2011-10-26
WO2010002503A2 (fr) 2010-01-07
CA2729652A1 (fr) 2010-01-07
CO6390009A2 (es) 2012-02-29

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